Friday 6 March 2020

06-03-20 Friday - Wheatear

Near freezing first thing, but welcome sunshine later. Bristol temperatures 0 - 10 °C

Great White Egret 
Marsh Harrier, Red Kite
Avocet
Mediterranean Gull
Short-eared Owl
Wheatear
Black Redstart
Corn Bunting

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:
1 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 19 Woodpigeon, 3 Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 8 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Wren, 6 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 19 House Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch

Henleaze:
Gardens - 2 Blackcap ( 1 m, 1f), 1 Coal Tit

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 ad w Mediterranean Gull, 1 Short-eared Owl flying around the yacht club, hassled by Crow, the fem Black Redstart on the fence on S side of towers, equal #OPSbirding record 10 Stonechat , 1 Corn Bunting singing
06-03-20 Wheatear, New Passage (Lisegirl)
[presumed same bird as yesterday]
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Water Rail, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail
Garden feeders -  10 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch 

Yate:
1 pr Sparrowhawk display flight  Dean Road area, 2 Peregrine Falcon on mast near quarry entrance

Willsbridge:
1 Dipper

NORTH SOMERSET

06-03- 20 Kestrel, Portishead (Di Bunniss)
Portishead:
Boating Lake - Lighthouse - 15 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank, 3 Kestrel, 15 Rook, 5 Carrion Crow, 15 Rook,  2  Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 5  Long-tailed Tit,  3 Wren, 10 Blackbird, 17 Robin, many House Sparrow, 1 f  Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch

Clevedon-Yeo:
1 Great White Egret - flew down the coast, 1 Little Egret, 20 Avocet, 1 Grey Plover, 50 Dunlin,  80 Redshank

Weston-Super-Mare:
STW - 1 m Marsh Harrier,1 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warbler

Yatton:
Strawberry Line - Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 1 Jay,  1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Redwing, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting (first this year on the line)

Wemberham Lane - 2 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 3 Skylark, 500 Starling, 10 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 4 Stonechat

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath:
Prospect Stile, Lansdown - 1 Red Kite north , 6 Buzzard, 64 Fieldfare
The 4 pairs of wintering Stonechat are still present at various sites between Beckford`s Tower and the Racecourse

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake2 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Chiffchaff.

Chew Valley Lake

Dam End:
7 Goldeneye (5f 2m ),  1 Common Sandpiper

06-03-20 Treecreeper, Bittern Trail, CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
1m Goosander (m ), 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cettis Warbler, 1 Nuthatch,  1 Treecreeper, 4
Reed Bunting (3m 1f -  presume these must be new arrivals)

Heron's Green:
1 Barn Owl

Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 pr  Goosander, 14 Great White Egret again Herriotts Pool roost. Last bird came in 6:25pm.


06-03-20 Goosander, CVL (George Stacey)

Reports: Derek John Angell,  Paul Bowerman, John Budd, Di Bunniss,  Geoff Daniels, Sean Davies, Geoff Dring, Barry Dursley, Paul Francis, Paul Gregory, Ken Hall, Peter Hazelwood, Lisegirl,  Tom McLellan, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson